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Originally Posted by wdfifteen
Security is security. Is it better to have your money stolen by one method over another?
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Little bit.
Because for one thing (theft)is physical theft because you are either
not at home and unprotected, house not looked after by neighborhood social control (breaking and entering, burglary)
overpowered (robbery, walk around after dark in dangerous places)
careless (walking around flaunting wallet, putting it loose in easy to access pockets, walking with purse open.. leaving car windows open with visible valuables, leaving house unlocked with valuables in easy reach)
And a scam is muuuuuch different because, well, it requires the victim to be, uninformed and gullible and they actually hand over the money to the scammer freely.
From first to last it get's progressively worse and worse.
The latter is way worse in my opinion then the first one in the list.
Handing over the valuables freely is much worse then having em stolen beyond your control.
Just talk to somebody who has been scammed, and you'll realize that.. Not only have they been ripped off, they also get a massive dent in their ego.. because they were so stupid to facilitate it.. (and often repeat if it was a long duration confidence scam)